Student 
Entrepreneurship
Ganesh V 
/pub/ganesh-v/7/8a7/674 
Marketing professional, 
mentor to entrepreneurs 
and author of “Bhaag”
Abhinaba Dey 
/in/abhinabadey 
Founder & CEO, 
AVOW Groups
Atul Gupta 
/in/atulstays
“ 
Why wait till I’m 40, 
when I can do it at 22? ”
Why should students Start-up? 
• To have control over your job and life, you do what you love and 
therefore never get bored . 
• Obvious advantage of students is that they have the luxury of time. 
• Students have more risk-taking ability and lower sustenance cost. 
• Their mind is sharp, they are more energetic and passionate about 
everything and they want to MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
“ 
I am young, have 
time and am willing to 
take the risk. But … ”
Social & Economic Impact of Startups 
Social Impact 
• Solve problem which 
society faces (ex: doctors 
review, bus ticketing, ) 
• Meaningful support to you 
near and dear once 
Economic Impact 
• You create more Jobs 
• Startup can be high growth 
and disruptive (ex: 
whatsapp in 5 year )
Media, 
Conferences, 
Events 
India
Tech media 
• YourStory 
• VCCircle 
• NextbigWhat 
• StartupDigest
Conferences 
• Kolkata TiECON 
• NASSCOM Product Conclave, 
Kolkata 
• NASSCOM Education Summit 
• Global Entrepreneurship 
Summit 2014 – IIT KGP
Meetups & Events 
• NASSCOM Kolkata Events 
• TiE Kolkata Events 
• Startup Saturday Events 
• Startup Weekend 
• 10000 Startups (NASSCOM)
How to open a 
Start Up? 
The basic things you need to open your company…
How famous 
entrepreneurs 
realized what 
to do in life…
What make a Startup 
Successful…
Opportunities 
for starting up
My Initiatives
• Association with NASSCOM as a 
member of the Product Council 
• Lead on the industry academia 
relationship 
Brought together : 
 NPC Kolkata 
 NASSCOM Education Summit 
My Initiatives
The Objectives of 
NPC Education Summit 
• Create awareness of latest technologies, 
trends, industry requirements and 
expectations 
• Help students actively engage 
themselves with the iconic people and 
thought leaders of the industry 
• Help create employability skills. 
• Encourage entrepreneurship among 
students. 
 First time in Eastern India. 
 Overwhelming response. 
Students got the 
opportunity to 
showcase their ideas in 
these competitions : 
 Business Plan 
 Idea to Prototype
Inspiria 
Incubation Centre 
at Inspiria Knowledge Campus Siliguri
Inspiria Incubation Centre 
It has been set up to foster entrepreneurial 
activities in the technology space. 
It will provide a platform for start-ups and 
prospective entrepreneurs to convert their ideas 
into commercially viable products or services.
We help you take your ideas to the 
market real fast. 
 Ready-to-use infrastructure 
 Key technical consulting through in-house experts 
 Mentorship 
 Access to service providers 
 Plug-n-play office and connections with people 
and organizations who matter. 
 Access to service providers 
Inspiria Incubation Centre
Benefits : 
• Help startups develop successful brands and products. 
• We will provide mentorship on the various aspects of their 
successful business design. 
• Our knowledge in areas ranging from research & strategy, 
branding & graphic design, UI design would be useful for 
startups. 
• Guidance in go-to-market, connections with people and 
organizations that matter. 
• Setting a foundation for the startup to scale to the next level 
and connection to the right source of funding. 
Inspiria Incubation Centre

Encouraging Student Entrepreneurship

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Ganesh V /pub/ganesh-v/7/8a7/674 Marketing professional, mentor to entrepreneurs and author of “Bhaag”
  • 3.
    Abhinaba Dey /in/abhinabadey Founder & CEO, AVOW Groups
  • 4.
  • 5.
    “ Why waittill I’m 40, when I can do it at 22? ”
  • 7.
    Why should studentsStart-up? • To have control over your job and life, you do what you love and therefore never get bored . • Obvious advantage of students is that they have the luxury of time. • Students have more risk-taking ability and lower sustenance cost. • Their mind is sharp, they are more energetic and passionate about everything and they want to MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
  • 8.
    “ I amyoung, have time and am willing to take the risk. But … ”
  • 9.
    Social & EconomicImpact of Startups Social Impact • Solve problem which society faces (ex: doctors review, bus ticketing, ) • Meaningful support to you near and dear once Economic Impact • You create more Jobs • Startup can be high growth and disruptive (ex: whatsapp in 5 year )
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Tech media •YourStory • VCCircle • NextbigWhat • StartupDigest
  • 12.
    Conferences • KolkataTiECON • NASSCOM Product Conclave, Kolkata • NASSCOM Education Summit • Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2014 – IIT KGP
  • 13.
    Meetups & Events • NASSCOM Kolkata Events • TiE Kolkata Events • Startup Saturday Events • Startup Weekend • 10000 Startups (NASSCOM)
  • 14.
    How to opena Start Up? The basic things you need to open your company…
  • 17.
    How famous entrepreneurs realized what to do in life…
  • 18.
    What make aStartup Successful…
  • 20.
  • 22.
  • 23.
    • Association withNASSCOM as a member of the Product Council • Lead on the industry academia relationship Brought together :  NPC Kolkata  NASSCOM Education Summit My Initiatives
  • 24.
    The Objectives of NPC Education Summit • Create awareness of latest technologies, trends, industry requirements and expectations • Help students actively engage themselves with the iconic people and thought leaders of the industry • Help create employability skills. • Encourage entrepreneurship among students.  First time in Eastern India.  Overwhelming response. Students got the opportunity to showcase their ideas in these competitions :  Business Plan  Idea to Prototype
  • 26.
    Inspiria Incubation Centre at Inspiria Knowledge Campus Siliguri
  • 27.
    Inspiria Incubation Centre It has been set up to foster entrepreneurial activities in the technology space. It will provide a platform for start-ups and prospective entrepreneurs to convert their ideas into commercially viable products or services.
  • 28.
    We help youtake your ideas to the market real fast.  Ready-to-use infrastructure  Key technical consulting through in-house experts  Mentorship  Access to service providers  Plug-n-play office and connections with people and organizations who matter.  Access to service providers Inspiria Incubation Centre
  • 29.
    Benefits : •Help startups develop successful brands and products. • We will provide mentorship on the various aspects of their successful business design. • Our knowledge in areas ranging from research & strategy, branding & graphic design, UI design would be useful for startups. • Guidance in go-to-market, connections with people and organizations that matter. • Setting a foundation for the startup to scale to the next level and connection to the right source of funding. Inspiria Incubation Centre